I hate this world! I have 52 mp and my silent spellcasting requires an extra 30%mana, which means I can use spells that require at most 40mp. And I have never used, in my previous life, any spell under the 100mp requirement. If i knew that one day I would have to deal with such a tiny mana pool, i would have learnt weaker spells.

Well there is no use crying over spilled milk. I'll find some spellbooks in Lein's house or the library. I wonder how wild amethyst cats learn spells. Maybe the elders teach the youngs.

Lein casually crossed the now silent ice-covered battlefield, or slaughter considering how one-sided it was, and petted me.

"Good boy!"

I'm not a dog.

"Now we have to finish off the ones hiding in that cave."

We came back to the burning village, the still dancing flame greeted us with a loud crack and collapsed shacks. Lein grabbed a few piece of unburnt wood and placed them in front of the cave. I helped gather a bit of extra with telekinesis. Lein then took A halfburnt piece of hay, ignited it on one of the fires ans threw it on top of the wood pile. Black smoke erupted from the now burning wood and entered the cave. Goblin's lungs are pretty weak so I'm sure they'll come out or die fom intoxication.

And sure enough, goblin's started to pour out of the cave, their eyes were red from the smoke and more than a few had burns from the village attack. Lein skewered a few of them with ice bolts as I tripped one in the fire. The four remaining ones had the time to get past us. They growled at Lein and grabbed whatever they could use as a weapon, namely a burning piece of wood, a rock, a spear broken in half and what looked like a terribly maintained frying pan.

I dashed toward them and, once in range, used telekinesis to smash the goblin's face with his own rock. I pounced on the stunned greenskin and tore the back of his neck with my fangs.

Your target suffer 38 sharp damage. Your target is dead.

Lein started chanting and the other goblins charged her. I took the opportunity to jump on the back of the pan-wielding one and clawed furiously.

Your target suffer 47 sharp damage. Your target is bleeding profusely.

Lein finished her chant and pierced the chest of the two other goblins with small ice bolts. A third one was aimed at the one i backstabbed, but he wa already lying on the ground, bleeding to death. He died after a few seconds.

I hear small footsteps coming. They are evacuating the childrens.

I growled at the cave entrance and Lein started another chant. A large scale one, the mana condensing around her is massive. The goblin younglings came running out of the cave, with two adults armed with spears leading their desperate charge. The ice domain Lein casted stoped them right at the entrance and extinguished the fire . She then handed me the same dagger as before with a bright and completely out of context smile. After my second one-sided slaughter of the day, we entered the cave.

I used my night vision to scout the place. The cave was filled with makeshift beds made of dirty cloth and crude tools. Overall it was pretty cramped, I'm surprised so much goblins managed to live in there. Lein came in when I was checking the back of the cave, she was using some sort of lantern filled with glowing liquid. Under the light of her tool, i noticed a strange piece of cloth on the wall, I could feel some sort of putrid smell coming from behind it. I meowed to get Lein's attention and slid under the cloth. Lein followed me in a small stone tunnel.

The tunnel ended in an cave with an underground lake. In front of us five goblins were glaring the unwanted visitors we were, it seems we interupted what looks like a shamanic ceremony. Five of the goblin are wearing red, clean loincloths, the last one is covered in a black beast hide, several trinkets and baubles are hanging from his clothes and a large bear skull cover it's face. Behind them an altar is covered in meat offerings and illuminated by two braziers.

Lein dropped her lantern and threw a poisoned knife at the nearest goblin that barely dodged it. She instantly started chanting, and the goblin shaman did the same. The other greenskins took daggers out of their loincloths and charged Lein. I managed to make one of them trip with telekinesis and bite the leg of another, but the last one rushed at Lein. She fired her ice bolt at him with a displeased look, the goblin mage would soon finish chanting. The goblin mage held his hand in front of him, as if he was grabbing the air, and a large cloud of grey smoke erupted from his breath as the last word of his chant was spoken. The grey mass rushed toward Lein and grabbed her neck. The smoke strangled her, she tried to dissipate the smoke without sucess. The goblin is about to stab her with his dagger, but she's going to die from the shaman's spell anyways.

I made a quick decision, i need to kill the shaman. He is far and it'll be hard to kill him in one shot. I can't do it without gigantification, I'll have to reveal it.

I jumped on one of the downed goblins as i heard Lein grunt when she was stabbed. I pounced and triggered gigantification mid-air. The confident smile of the shaman faded as i became bigger than him. I didn't even bite him I slamed my paw full force on his head, A loud cracking noise erupted from his body as his skull and shattered spine entered his torso. Blood splattered all over the ground.

Your target suffer 156 blunt damage. A brutal blow! Your target is dead. The terrifing power you displayed has frightened nearby enemies.

The goblins stared at me with fear and incomprehension in their eyes. The shaman's death was sudden enough for them to stand agape. Lein pulled a knife from her belt and stabbed her assailant in the throat. I jumped on one of the two remaining enemies but only managed to scratch his hands when he covered his face. I wish my claws were poisonous, Lein can't hold for much longer with a hole in her guts and there is two goblins left.

I can't use gigantification, I have no mana. What do I do?

I need a plan.

I rushed through the first goblin's leg and bit the second one on the ankle, he wailed and limped away without looking where he was going. His friend warned him but it was too late, I dashed full power in his legs and pushed him with telekinesis as an extra, he fell into the lake and began wildly flailing his arms. Good thing most goblins don't learn how to swim. One left to go!

I was about to fight when the goblin's face got pierced by a large ice spike. I need to remember not to piss Lein off.

I rushed to my master side, she's already drank a health potion but I don't think it'll be enough. She can't even stand, I need to do something!

I opened her bag and rummaged through it to find something. Bandages and a bottle of antiseptic would be great, or moderately clean cloth and alcohol i guess. I splashed the alcohol on the cloth and wrapped it around her wound. She should be fine now. She crawled to the altar and sit as best as she could.

"Thank you little one, I could have died here. Oh and what the hell was that transformation before? It was so co..."

She coughed and smiled.

"It was cool."

I don't think that's the point but sure. I scanned the cave for other threats while Lein got some rest. I'm sure the rock altar isn't comfortable but I couldn't really offer better or carry her outside.Then

Congratulation, you have unlocked a new perk: Man's best friend.

Isn't that for dogs?

Man's best friend(Achievement)

You helped your master selflessly, affinity with all master's increased. In addition, you gain extra experience by helping your master.

Now that I have calmed down I also need to check the levels I have gained during the fight.

Congratulations, you are now a lvl 44 Amethyst cat INT+4 WIS +2 PER+3 DEX+4 AGI+5 LCK+2 CHR+1

That's a lot, that shaman was strong! I also gained a skill.

Spell copying (Passive) lvl 0(0%)

You can learn spell by watching peoples use them. The more you see and the more you learn about a spell will increase chance of obtention. The more complex and powerful a spell is the harder it will be to imitate. You will still need to meet the spell's requirement.

Now i know how amethyst cats get new spells. I like it.